Assembling apparatus.



I 'PATENTED FEB. 4; 1908. J.. R. BBOWN'. v ASSEMBLING APPARATUS. IAPPLICATION FILED APR 27 1907 subsequently scaled.

UNiTED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

JOSEPH R. BROWN, OF \VASI-ll'liGTON,DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA,- ASS IGNOR TOTHE BROXVN BAG-FILLING MACHINE OOMPAN L OF llITOHBURG, MA$SACHUSETTS, ACORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

No. s77,9oo.

ASSEMBLING APPARA'riis.

Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

Applidatinn filed April 272. 1907. Serial No. 370,703.!

Be it known that I, JOSEPH citizen of the United States, and a residentof Washington, in the District of Columbia,

have invented an Im. rovement in Assembling Apparatus, of whic thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like letters on the drawing representing'like arts.-

This invention has for its object the production of an apparatus forfacilitating the assembling of a series of different articles into ,asingle ackage, and-is more particularly designe for use in theassembling of a series of small sealed bags of; different kinds of seedinto a large envelop or bag; which is The a paratu s of this invention,while suitable" or a variety of uses, is particularly designed for usein connection withan apparatus such as shown and described in the patentto B. F. Brown, No. 752,37 3, granted V as ebruary 16, 1904. for aparatus for fastening filled bags. The smal sealed bags containingdifferent var eties, of seed or similar articles are placed in a seriesof bins, one kind or variety in each. bin, and then the desired numberof sealed bags'are taken by operatives and placed in a larger bag orenvelop so that each larger bag or envelop will containan assortedvariety of bags of seed, or other. articles.

The present apparatus has for its ob'ect facilitating the Work ofassembling sm-a er packages into larger ones whereby it may be 7accomplished with ease, rapidity and econom v The drawings illustratethe referred form of the apparatus as designed or use in con.- nectionwith the patent to B. F. Brown referred to.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of'a portion of anapparatus embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a cross-section of aslightly dillerent form of apparatus einbody ing the invention; Fig. 3is a crosssectiontaken on the line w-a:, of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a similarcross sectionof another form of apparatus embodying the invention. Fig.5 is a similar cross section o sl 1 anetherform of apparatus embodying t-e invention.

' e su ply bins for the articles to be into the bag or package areindicated at A, and ma be of any-desired shape or construction.refer-ably they are con- R. BROWN, 9..

be presented at a level from which they may i be easily taken by anoperative in a sitting position. These ins are su orted by any suitableframework, such as 11 ustrated at B, and are of suitable sizes suited tothe relative quantities of the articles to be assembled. Thebins mayalso be arranged so as to be readily kept filled from the floor above.In the drawings, each bin is shownas rovided witha discharge opening C,and S11 ing door D therefor, on one side of the bin at the bottom, butit is obvious that the bins may discharge at both sides when it isdesired to duplicate the agparatus. asindicated at ma be arranged tocover the two 0 enings of a jacent bins, if desired.

An end ess conveyer E is arranged alongside of, and parallel with, thedischarge openings in the series of bins A. This conveyer may be of anysuitable construction, and as herein shown it is constructed in thesameway as the conveyer illustrated ,at F in the aforesaid Patent No.752,373. It comprises anendless belt supgorted on the framework The 11per run of the conveyer is arranged at a suitable level for theoperative and at a distance from the discha' e o enings of the supplybins suflicientto allow or thedistributing reservoirs, to be described.A series of distributing reservoirs, as they are herein termed, arelocated between the bins A and the endless conveyer E and in suchposition that the articles or material contained in the bins will flowout through the discharge openings into the distributing reservoirs. 'InFigs. 1 3 and 5 of the drawings these distributing reservoirs are shownas constituted by a trough G partitioned off by partitions H extendingupwardly therefrom so as to present a distributing reservoir infrontofeach supply bin A below the level of the discharge opening and the levelof the upper run of the conveyer.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing the distributing reservoirs are shown asconstituted by a flat horizontal shelf Gr extending outon the same levelas the'bottoni of the Suppl bin and the i1 per min of. the conveyer antitioned o by partitions H".

In Fig. 4 the distributing reservoirs are shown as constituted by anupwardly inclined shelf G extending out from the botby rolls F mountedOne sliding door, l

tom of the bin to a level above the upper run of the conveyer andpartitioned off by partitions II.

In the construction indicated in'Fig. 5 the bottom of the sup ly bin iscarried down' below the level of t io discharge o ening and on tothe'same level as the distri uting reservoirs. In this construction thematerial contained in the bottom of the bin is made to serve asa checkupon the outward flow of' v the material through the discharge opening.

From these varient" constructronspall of which embody the broad featuresof the invention, itwill be seen that the essentials are that thedistributing reservoir, whatever may be itsiform, shall be locatedbetween the bin and the conveyer and in a position to re ceive the flowof the material from the discharge opening. The size of the distributingreservoir, its position vertically with respect to the upper run oftheconveyer, its' s ape, whether fiat or trough like, and its width fromthe bin toward the conveyer all depend'more orless-nppn the particularconditions such as the tendency of the material or articles to flow moreor less freely out from the discharge opening The distributingreservoirs enable a constant supply-of thearticles to be assembled to bekept in front of each supply bin, close to the upper run of the endlessconveyer, and

readily accessible to thehandof the o erative. The partitions or theside wa s of these distributing. reservoirs prevent the articles comingfromcone bin mixing with those coming from another. Thedistributingreservoirs assure a sufficient quantity. of the from time totime an whenever the amount in the distributing bins runs low the doorsD are raised, allowing more articles to feed nto 1 the distributingreservoirs.

In the operation at the apparatus one operative is usually provided foreach discharge 0 ening of the supply bins and sits in front of theendless conveyer opposite the dlS charge ope'ning- With the endlessconveyer moving as indicated by the arrow, the operative at the ex remeright (viewing the draw ing) will take the article, such as a smallsealvd bag of a certain. variety of seed from.

" the distributing reservoir in front of the right hand supply bin andplace it in the open bag or package on theupper run of, the conveyer E.The operative at the extreme right may either herself have placed thlsopen bag or another operative.

package on the upper run of the conveyer, or it may have previously beenplaced there by he open bag or package then travels in the direction ofthe arrow with the one article in it to the next operative sitting infront of the next bin, who takes from the second distributing reservoira second article, .such as a small sealed bag of a different variety ofseed and laces it in the 0 en bag or envelop along with the firstarticle'. The open bag or package then travels to the third operative,and so on, until as many articles are placed in theopen ba or package asmay be desired, when it is taIien by; the conveyer E preferably, to asuitable apparatus for' closing or fastening the packa e, such .forexample as indicated in the a oresaid Patent Nov 752,373. 1

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is: r a

1. In an apparatus of the class described, a series of supplybinsprovided with discharge openings, a conveyer passing in front of saidopenings, a distributing reservoir between said conveyer. and thedischarge openings and arranged to receive the discharge from saidsupply bins.

2. In an ap aratus of the class described, a series of supp y binsprovided with discharge openings, a conveyer passing in front of saidopenings, a discharge'reservoir between said conveyer and the saiddischarge openings provided-With a series of partitions extendingupwardly therefrom whereby a series of dis tributing reservolrs areformed.

3. In an apparatusof the class described, a series of supply binsprovided with discharge -,openings abovethe bottom of the bins, aconveyer passing in front of said bpenings, a series ofdistributingreservoirs one for .each supply bin located between said conveyer andthesaid discharge openings and on the same level asthe bott'ornsof'thesupply of the supply bins and arranged'to receive the discharge fromsaid bms.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a series of supply binsprovid ed with discharge openings above the bottom of the bins, aconveyer passing in front ofsaidopenings, a se- 11:?

ries of distributing reservoirs one for each supply bin located betweensaid conveyer and the. said discharge'openings and onthe, same level asthe bottoms of the supply bins and below the'level of said conveyer. 120 5. In an apparatus of the class described, a series of supply binsprovided with discharge openings above the bottom of the bins aconveyer',passing in front of said openings, a trough-extending parallelwith and between r25 said conveyer and-the said discharge open ings andprovided with a series ofpartitions extending upwardly. therefrom toform a se- J ries of distributing reservoirs'p-onefor each, supply bin.

Correction i n Letters-Patent No. 877,900.

6. In an ap aratus of the class described, a 1 series of supp y binsprovided with discharge openings above the bottom of the bins, aconveyer passing in front of said openings, a trough extending parallelwith and between said conveyer and the said discharge openings andprovided with a series of artitions on the same level as the bottom ofthe supply bins andbelow the level of the said conveyer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, .inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH R. BROWN.

'extending upwardlyther'efrom to orrn ase Witnesses: I

ries of distributing reservoirs, one for each CHAS.,E.IRIORDON, supplybin, the said trough being arranged v W. COFFI It is hereby certifiedthat in Letters PatentNo. 877,900, granted February t, 1908. upon theapplication of Joseph R-. Brown, of Washington, District of Columbia,for an improvement in Assembling Apparatus, an error appears int-heprintedspeoification requiring correction, as follows: In line 109, page2, the words of the supply should be stricken out; and that the saidLetters Patent should beread with this correction therein that the samemayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

I Signed and sealed this 25th day of February, A. 1)., 1908.

C10. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents,

[SEAL] a p Q Correction i n Letters-Patent No. 877,900.

6. In an ap aratus of the class described, a 1 series of supp y binsprovided with discharge openings above the bottom of the bins, aconveyer passing in front of said openings, a trough extending parallelwith and between said conveyer and the said discharge openings andprovided with a series of artitions on the same level as the bottom ofthe supply bins andbelow the level of the said conveyer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, .inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH R. BROWN.

'extending upwardlyther'efrom to orrn ase Witnesses: I

ries of distributing reservoirs, one for each CHAS.,E.IRIORDON, supplybin, the said trough being arranged v W. COFFI It is hereby certifiedthat in Letters PatentNo. 877,900, granted February t, 1908. upon theapplication of Joseph R-. Brown, of Washington, District of Columbia,for an improvement in Assembling Apparatus, an error appears int-heprintedspeoification requiring correction, as follows: In line 109, page2, the words of the supply should be stricken out; and that the saidLetters Patent should beread with this correction therein that the samemayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

I Signed and sealed this 25th day of February, A. 1)., 1908.

C10. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents,

[SEAL] a p Q Correction in Letters Patent No. 877,900.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 877,900, grantedFebruary 4, 1908.

upon the application of Joseph R. Brown, of Washington, District ofColumbia, for an improvement in Assembling Apparatus, an error appearsin the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line109, page 2, the words of the supply should be stricken out; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofliee.

Signed and sealed this 25th day of February, A. 1)., 1908.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

